Staplestown

135 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Staplestown, from 40 m² to 178,381 m² (17.84 ha, 44.08 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 47 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Staplestown in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application.

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 12 Sept 2026N/a

  for an Attic conversion to habitable accommodation with 5 no. roof lights to the Rear (north) Elevation and for garage / fuel storage shed for domestic use.

  Retention, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 2661019

• 28 Apr 2026Conditional

  (A) Demolition of existing single storey kitchen extension to the rear (north elevation) of existing house, (B) Construction of a single storey extension to the side (east elevation) and the Front (south elevation). (C) Alterations to the existing window fenestration on Front (south Elevation) and amendments to the existing house internal room layout and the removal of the existing chimneys and (D) the installation of an Corcoran batchpur sewage treatment plant with polishing filter percolation area, and all associated site works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2660458

• 13 Mar 2025Conditional

  for constructing 4 no. detached dwellings, 4 no. detached garages, new individual effluent treatment system to each dwelling, recessed vehicular entrance and access road off existing laneway, and all associated ancillary site-works

  Permission, 4 homes · Kildare County Council, 2560269

• 7 Mar 2025Conditional

  Permission/Retention for Prefabricated unit containing meeting room and toilets, steel container, Oakstown BAF 8 PE waste water treatment system and percolation area and Site Entrance as per Permission 17/1349 granted 21/03/2018, and Permission to construct 44 sq.m single storey prefabricated extension to Existing West Elevation and all associated works and services

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2553

• 3 Mar 2025N/a

  for constructing 4 no. detached dwellings, 4 no. detached garages, new individual effluent treatment system to each dwelling, recessed vehicular entrance and access road off existing laneway and all associated ancillary site-works

  Permission, 4 homes · Kildare County Council, 2560205

• 22 Aug 2024Conditional

  for (a) construction of (i) single store extension to rear of existing house (ii) demolition of existing garage and construction of replacement garage and (iii) new wastewater effluent treatment system, and (b)Retention of Domestic fuel storage shed, and an outbuilding constructed as games room

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2460816

• 21 Aug 2024N/a

  for (a) construction of (i) single store extension to rear of existing house (ii) demolition of existing garage and construction of replacement garage and (iii) new wastewater effluent treatment system, and (b)Retention of Domestic fuel storage shed, and an outbuilding constructed as games room

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2460810

• 21 Jun 2024N/a

  for constructing 4 no. detached dwellings, 4 no. detached garages, new individual effluent treatment system to each dwelling, recessed vehicular entrance and access road off existing laneway and all associated ancillary site-works

  Permission, 4 homes · Kildare County Council, 2460561

• 10 Jun 2024N/a

  for construction of 4 no. detached dwellings, 4 no. detached garages, new individual effluent treatment system to each dwelling, recessed vehicular entrance and access road off existing laneway and all associated ancillary site-works

  Permission, 4 homes · Kildare County Council, 2460526

• 6 Mar 2024Refused

  construction of a single storey steel garage/shed to the rear of the site, and all associated site works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2484

• 14 Feb 2024N/a

  development will consist of construction of a single storey steel garage/ shed to the rear of the site, and all associated site works.

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2456

• 23 Aug 2022Conditional

  the construction of a dwelling, domestic shed, a road entrance and an on site waste water treatment system and ancillary works

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 221034

• 2 Jun 2022Conditional

  existing single storey building consisting of 3 stables, 1 tack room, domestic garage and home office as constructed and all associated site works

  Retention · Kildare County Council, 22674

• 12 Jul 2021Conditional

  permission and planning permission for (1) Retention of the unapproved single storey garage to rear of existing garage (2) To convert existing original approved garage into a full granny flat for a family member (3) All ancillary site work

  Retention · Kildare County Council, 211020

• 14 Jun 2021Conditional

  demolishing existing outbuildings, constructing 6 no. one and a half storey detached dwellings, 6 no. detached garages, new individual effluent treatment system to each dwelling, new internal access road and footpath, and all associated ancillary site-works

  Permission, 6 homes · Kildare County Council, 21858

• 29 Mar 2021Conditional

  change of house type of permitted single storey extension and alterations to existing house, granted permission under Pl. Ref. 20/302, to a revised design consisting of a single storey extension to rear of, and alterations, to existing house. It also includes construction of effluent treatment system granted permission under Pl. Ref. 20/302 and all ancillary site works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 21395

• 17 Dec 2020Conditional

  new detached storey and a half type dwelling, wastewater treatment system, recessed single entrance, and all associated site works,

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 201553

• 30 Nov 2020Refused

  change of house type of permitted single storey extension and alterations of existing house, new effluent treatment system and all ancillary site works, granted permission under 20/302, to a revised single storey extension to rear of, and alterations, to existing house, new effluent treatment system and all ancillary site works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 201447

• 2 Jun 2020N/a

  (ABP Decision http://www.pleanala.ie/casenum/307284.htm Case is due to be decided by 05/10/2020 by ABP ) Application to An Bord Pleanála for Substitute Consent to regularise the status of historic peat extraction (and ancillary works) on the milled peat production bogs of the Kilberry Bog Group

  N/a · Kildare County Council, 20307284

• 24 Mar 2020Conditional

  construction of a single storey extension and alterations to existing house, new effluent treatment system and ancillary site works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 20302

• 18 Mar 2020Conditional

  constructing a part single storey, part one and half storey type dwelling, detached domestic garage, dual recessed vehicular entrance, septic tank effluent treatment system, and all associated ancillary site-works

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 20285

• 11 Mar 2020N/a

  construction of a single storey extension and alterations to existing house, new effluent treatment system and all ancillary site works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 20248

• 19 Jul 2019Refused

  (a) Sub-division of site; (b) Erection/construction of new single storey dwelling house and garage; (c) Installation of new Tertiary Treatment System to new 2009 EPA Guidelines; (d) New combined recessed entrance with adjoining site (planning register reference 06/326); (e) All associated site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 19817

• 1 Aug 2018Refused

  the construction of a new detached storey and a half type dwelling, wastewater treatment system and percolation area, recessed single entrance, and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 18929

• 15 Mar 2018Conditional

  extension at side to facilitate a new lounge with internal open mezzanine level home office/storage space

  Retention, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 18278

The 25 most recent of 30 applications.

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Donadea Wood 001391

Recorded monuments

• KD009-052 Enclosure
  Description

  Cropmark of subcircular-shaped enclosure (approx. diam. 28m) visible on Google earth aerial imagery. See attached image taken from Google Earth aerial photographs taken 28/06/2018 Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by Jean-Charles Caillère Date of upload: 28 May 2019

• KD009-054 Enclosure
  Description

  Cropmark of enclosure (approx. diam. 36m) visible on Google earth aerial imagery. See attached image taken from Google Earth aerial photograph taken 28/06/2018. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details kindly provided by Matthew Mullen Reynolds. Date of upload: 21 November 2019

Architectural heritage

• Saint Benignus's Catholic Church, church/chapel, 1820–1860 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached five-bay double-height Catholic church, c.1840, on an L-shaped plan comprising four-bay double-height nave with round-headed openings, single-bay single-storey gabled projecting porch, bellcote to west gable end and two-bay transept to south-east having single-bay single-storey gabled projecting porch. Extended, c.1970, comprising single-bay single-storey flat-roofed bay to west. Gable-ended and gabled roofs with slate. Clay ridge tiles. Cut-stone bellcote to apex to west. Cross finials to gables. Timber eaves. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Flat-roof to additional bay. Bitumen felt. Nap rendered walls. Painted. Round-headed window openings (paired to east gable end). Stone sills. Early 6/6 timber sash windows with fanlight heads (stained glass to east gable end). Square-headed openings to porch and to additional bay. Stone sills (concrete to additional bay). Timber casement leaded windows. Timber panelled doors. Full-height interior open into roof. Timber gallery to first floor to west and to transept. Hindu Gothic style plasterwork reredos to altar with marble altar fittings. Exposed timber roof construction with trefoil motif to arches. Set back from road in own grounds. Forecourt to front (south). Gateway to front comprising pair of open work cast-iron piers having cusped pointed arch motif, quatrefoils and crenellated capping and section of cast-iron railings with fleur-de-lis finials.

• Saint Benignus's Catholic Church, school, 1850–1890 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached four-bay two-storey former school, c.1870, with door opening to first floor to gable end to south approached by flight of steps. Now disused with openings blocked-up. Gable-ended roof with slate. Clay ridge tiles. Rendered chimney stacks. Rendered coping to gables. Iron rainwater goods. Roughcast walls. Painted. Square-headed window openings. Stone sills. Window fittings removed and boarded up. Square-headed door openings. Timber door to ground floor to east. Timber door to first floor to south approached by flight of stone steps having iron railings. Set perpendicular to road with gable end to south fronting on to road and front (east) elevation fronting onto church yard.Wall-mounted cast-iron post box, c.1890, to flight of steps with inscribed royal cipher.

Designated sites: National Parks and Wildlife Service. Recorded monuments: Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service. Buildings: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Works at or in relation to a recorded monument need two months' written notice to the National Monuments Service (National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1994, section 12).

Radon

At the centre of the townland of Staplestown, about 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as moderately low, low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Staplestown.

Flooding

The Office of Public Works publishes its flood maps on floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency, and Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland, both under CC BY 4.0. LiDAR: contains Irish Public Sector Data (Geological Survey Ireland & the Office of Public Works) licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence.

No address of the register names Staplestown with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Kildare.

Name

Staplestown · Baile an Stáibléaraigh

Area

2,511,475 m² (251.15 ha, 620.6 acres)

Civil parish

Ballynafagh, and its townlands

Barony

Clane

Electoral division

Timahoe North, the unit of the census

Census 2022

1,254 people lived in 395 households in the Timahoe North electoral division. 94% of households owned their home. 38% of homes were built since 2001. 6% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballynafagh, Corkeragh, Derrycrib, Donadea Demesne, Dunmurraghill, Garvoge, Gilltown, Kilmurry

Placenames

Staplestown on logainm.ie, the Placenames Database of Ireland

Townlands, civil parishes, baronies and electoral divisions, National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics by electoral division, Central Statistics Office, CC BY 4.0. A townland is the smallest land division of Ireland, and the unit of a rural address. Old registers such as the 1901 and 1911 censuses file it under its civil parish and barony.